“Back to School” usually signals relief for parents, but dismay for teens and younger children. Traditionally, it marks the end of lazy...

This was published a few weeks ago in my local paper, but the message remains unchanged Shutdowns and shelter orders due to COVID-19 are...

Day 5 of 5 discovering the Upper Cumberland Our only dine-in experience of the week was at Bacaras Family Restaurant in Jamestown where...

Not every day is perfect weather during the early spring day in Upper Cumberland, but you could fool us. What gorgeous weather we had on...

Part 3 of 5 discovering the Upper Cumberland Despite doing so well on the long hike the previous day, the kids clamored for a little less...

Part two of five in a discovering Upper Cumberland series Three things make hiking with small kids easier: 1. Dangle tantalizing baked...

Part 1 of a 5 part series exploring Tennessee's Upper Cumberland Tennessee’s glamor is not just the lights of Nashville, but the...

To read part one False negatives and true recovery click here https://www.therollinghillsfamily.com/post/false-negatives-fuel-fear “I...

When patient data or medical conditions don’t quite add up, I default to further investigation. For instance, when a healthy person who...

A good friend recently asked me "Is the coronavirus virus epidemic and all these precautions all overblown?" Certainly without local...

Literally a change of scenery could be all you need to fall in love with running.  Undeniably, running on trails deviates from running on...

If you run, you can be a runner. It doesn’t depend on pace, number of races, or what shoes you wear.  It is a mindset. Usually it evolves...

She looked me in the eyes and asked quietly, “Dr Hill, am I going to be OK?” Eyes can communicate plenty on their own without words or...

I wanted to be an ER doc from my first day at medical school. Not because of the schedule, or the shift work grind, or the paperwork. But...

I work as an emergency room physician. Before the current pandemic, I had few worries about going to the ER. In fact, I like the pace,...

Within minutes of one another, two separate patients from a nearby nursing home arrived in acute respiratory distress at a local tertiary...

The Hippocratic hypocrisy The medical community message sold by pharmaceutical companies, peddled by health care providers, and...

As as parent you always wonder, am I doing the right thing. This is what is right for us. Let the good times roll!! In New Orleans where...

The world has enough influencers. Focus on what inspires you, and illuminate for others There are a thousand reasons driving us to change...